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The Church Street bombing was a terrorist car bomb attack on 20 May 1983 in the South African capital Pretoria by uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress. The bombing killed 19 people, including the two perpetrators, and wounded 217. [1] [2]
uMkhonto weSizwe (Xhosa pronunciation: [um̩ˈkʰonto we ˈsizwe]; abbreviated MK; lit. ' Spear of the Nation ' ) was the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC), founded by Nelson Mandela in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre .
Robert McBride, a leader in Umkhonto we Sizwe (the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress), was convicted of carrying out the attack and sentenced to death, but later reprieved and released.
Pages in category "Attacks attributed to uMkhonto we Sizwe" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Andrew Sibusiso Zondo member of the ANC's Umkhonto we Sizwe Mugshot of Andrew Zondo The Amanzimtoti bombing took place on 23 December 1985 when five civilians were killed and 40 were injured when Andrew Sibusiso Zondo , a member of uMkhonto we Sizwe , detonated an explosive in a rubbish bin at a shopping centre.
Events from the year 1962 in South Africa.This year is notable for its internal and international resistance campaigns against the country's Apartheid legislation. Umkhonto we Sizwe, the militant wing of the African National Congress, made its first sabotage attacks in 1961, and Nelson Mandela traveled to Ethiopia to rally support for Umkhonto and justify the attacks.
21 – Umkhonto we Sizwe destroys a transformer in Evander and a water pipeline feeding Sasol III (Secunda CTL) in Secunda. 26 – Two policemen are killed during an attack on Sibasa Police station. November. 1 – The Jeppes Reef House near the Swaziland border, occupied by the South African Defence Force, comes under RPG-7 attack.
Members of the ANC's Umkhonto we Sizwe The Johannesburg Magistrate's Court Bombing took place on 20 May 1987 in Johannesburg , in the former Transvaal Province , now in Gauteng . The bombing is often referred to as a massacre [ citation needed ] in which 4 South African Police members died and a further 15 civilians were injured.